Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kittiwake

/kˈɪtɪwˌeɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: kit-ti-wake
IPA: /kˈɪtɪwˌeɪk/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.

noun

the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), no other kittiwake being found in Europe.

British usage

Etymology

Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

kittiwakes (plural) kittiewake (alternative) kittywake (alternative)

Phrases

black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla red-legged kittiwake Rissa brevirostris

Synonyms

kitty

Questions

How do you pronounce kittiwake?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪtɪwˌeɪk/.
What does kittiwake mean?: Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.
Where does kittiwake come from?: Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call.

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